Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 242 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,153
41,943
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genomics
Human Genetics
Mutation
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,464
40,244
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
metronomic chemotherapy
immunotherapy
tumor angiogenesis
metastasis
tumor biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,673
10,734
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
genetics
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
ALS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,295
25,705
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yeast Genetics
Functional Genomics
Genetic Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,363
14,657
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Transcription
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,691
8,745
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cancer genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,598
23,137
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genetics
Genomics
Proteomics
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,330
13,191
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gene regulation
RNA processing
alternative splicing
functional genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,776
15,584
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stem Cell and Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,681
5,137
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
genetics genomics diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,828
14,562
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,750
9,575
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Current: Open Access
Cancer Stem Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,714
2,767
0.080
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Epigenomics
Computational Genomics
Machine Learning
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,265
15,441
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Genetic interactions
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,572
15,465
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Drug Dependence
Pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,146
9,021
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Proteomics
Cancer biomarkers
Membrane Proteins
Extracellular Vesicles
Proteogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,797
16,221
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
metalloproteinases
stem cells
inflammation
cancer
metastasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,150
7,040
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,353
4,758
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
bone cell bioloy
stem cells
skeletal deveopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,075
2,738
0.105
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
bacterial evolution
comparative genomics
host-microbe interactions
microbiome research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,897
12,713
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
endothelial cells
gene regulation
epigenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,157
3,408
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Conservation
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,072
9,000
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
molecular imaging
nanomedicine
photodynamic therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,798
9,952
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
role of stress in nature
maternal effects
epigenetics
population regulation
life history adaptations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,309
6,274
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,926
151
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gary Bader
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,153
41,943
0.465
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,868
188
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip Awadalla
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,464
40,244
0.506
Genomics
Human Genetics
Mutation
Population Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,898
230
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert S Kerbel
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,673
10,734
0.152
metronomic chemotherapy
immunotherapy
tumor angiogenesis
metastasis
tumor biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,062
263
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ekaterina Rogaeva
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,295
25,705
0.406
genetics
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
ALS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,516
324
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Charles Boone
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,363
14,657
0.260
Yeast Genetics
Functional Genomics
Genetic Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,939
340
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jack Greenblatt
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,691
8,745
0.160
Transcription
Proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,321
480
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Trevor Pugh
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,598
23,137
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,452
483
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Frederick P Fritz Roth
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,330
13,191
0.298
Genetics
Genomics
Proteomics
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,191
513
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Benjamin J Blencowe
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,776
15,584
0.364
Gene regulation
RNA processing
alternative splicing
functional genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,747
541
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Derek Van Der Kooy
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,681
5,137
0.123
Stem Cell and Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,820
593
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew D Paterson
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,828
14,562
0.366
genetics genomics diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,134
647
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brenda Andrews
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,750
9,575
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,366
755
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James Till
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,714
2,767
0.080
Current: Open Access
Cancer Stem Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,597
799
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael M Hoffman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,265
15,441
0.464
Epigenomics
Computational Genomics
Machine Learning
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,275
867
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jason Moffat
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,572
15,465
0.490
Genetic interactions
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,716
895
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
R Tyndale
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,146
9,021
0.290
Drug Dependence
Pharmacogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,101
912
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Kislinger
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,797
16,221
0.527
Proteomics
Cancer biomarkers
Membrane Proteins
Extracellular Vesicles
Proteogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,794
1,098
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rama Khokha
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,150
7,040
0.259
metalloproteinases
stem cells
inflammation
cancer
metastasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,042
1,160
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andy Fraser
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,353
4,758
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,485
1,184
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
JE Aubin
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,075
2,738
0.105
bone cell bioloy
stem cells
skeletal deveopment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,396
1,363
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David S Guttman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,897
12,713
0.532
bacterial evolution
comparative genomics
host-microbe interactions
microbiome research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,836
1,437
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Philip A Marsden
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,157
3,408
0.147
endothelial cells
gene regulation
epigenetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,007
1,443
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert W Murphy
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,072
9,000
0.390
Conservation
Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,572
1,472
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gang Zheng
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,798
9,952
0.437
molecular imaging
nanomedicine
photodynamic therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,064
1,637
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rudy Boonstra
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,309
6,274
0.294
role of stress in nature
maternal effects
epigenetics
population regulation
life history adaptations